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  • It's not just the material found in graves and excavations, the perfectly preserved woolen robe carefully stitched together sometime around the age of Aeschylus, or the spring roll and won-ton appetizers from the time of Charlemagne, that overwhelms the visitor.

    Following controversy, mummies at Penn Museum remain objects of mystery 2011

  • UM, when you get here, the first dinner the blonde is planning to make for you is one of your favorites, but for our second dinner we should order up a real Schenectady Special --- a feast of egg rolls, won-ton soup, and ribs!

    The passing of a flinty Canadian scientist 2009

  • Last night, after a meal of won-ton soup and particularly hot Szechuan beef, we started reading Let the Right One In, by John Ajvide Lindqvist (as translated by Ebba Segerberg).

    "Even an end has a start..." greygirlbeast 2009

  • When I use won-ton wrappers to make dumplings i steam them in my bamboo steamer lined with napa cabbage.. leaf it or shred it which is what i do.. works great.. when the juice comes out of the dumpling it gets mixed into the cabbage.. yum.

    vegetable dumplings | smitten kitchen 2007

  • The Chinese chicken salad was fresh sliced chicken breast, oriental won-ton noodles, crispy rice noodles, shredded iceberg lettuce & green onions tossed in our tangy red ginger dressing.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Unitas We Stand 2007

  • The Chinese chicken salad was fresh sliced chicken breast, oriental won-ton noodles, crispy rice noodles, shredded iceberg lettuce & green onions tossed in our tangy red ginger dressing.

    Renaissance Bistro Unitas We Stand 2007

  • Next I want to try making ravioli with the won-ton wrappers.

    jkpolka Diary Entry jkpolka 2002

  • I took won-ton wrappers and stuffed them with a filling I made from ground chicken, garlic, ground ginger, and teryaki sauce.

    jkpolka Diary Entry jkpolka 2002

  • Chinese "nachos" consist of crisp won-ton skins, drizzled with hot mustard and duck sauce $3.

    NYT > Home Page By LIGAYA MISHAN 2011

  • An order of classic pan-fried pork dumplings would have been more appealing if the nicely browned won-ton "purses" were not so tough.

    NYT > Home Page By PATRICIA BROOKS 2011

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